<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[DrKatieK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kathryn.Kanzler]]></description><link>https://www.kathrynkanzler.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:39:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.kathrynkanzler.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[When Everything Goes Wrong]]></title><description><![CDATA[It doesn’t always matter how hard you try. When it all goes wrong, it doesn’t mean you went wrong.]]></description><link>https://www.kathrynkanzler.com/post/when-everything-goes-wrong</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a47bbb24a3614e014edb067</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:53:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/60caf9_7eb5bc52a0bc4cd4bb2bd48605d8a2b0~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>kathrynkanzler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waiting Really is the Hardest Part]]></title><description><![CDATA[Waiting is painful, but we don’t have to suffer. There is another way. Photo taken by the author (Banksak Beach, Thailand) Waiting. We are often waiting. For labwork. Imaging. Pathology. A call. A message. A report. We wait for an update on what’s happening in our bodies or in another body we love. Are my levels too high? Too low? Did I break it? Maybe just a sprain. Perhaps there’s arthritis. Is it cancer? We want them to find nothing. We want them to find something. We want a path forward,...]]></description><link>https://www.kathrynkanzler.com/post/waiting-really-is-the-hardest-part</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a465850950901ce7a6aedf6</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:37:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/60caf9_a4e17dbe7b214e368949b9329eee2219~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>kathrynkanzler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Noticing Where There is No Pain]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is validating to recognize where there is pain, and where there is none. Photo by Bas Peperzak on Unsplash Several years ago, Gram, my maternal grandmother, asked how my leg was doing. She also had hypermobility and various health ailments that were a reliable source of bonding between us over the years. At that time, I had been on a long journey with a hamstring tendon injury, thanks to running sprints in the military, just a couple days after a 10-mile race. (Not a recommended recovery...]]></description><link>https://www.kathrynkanzler.com/post/noticing-where-there-is-no-pain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a431ef53c06bdad5427cb6d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 01:50:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_ef0c955efeab4a9b841505e18f9620ea~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>kathrynkanzler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Brain Doesn't Care if                     You're Happy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Absorbing the negative helps us survive — but we have to change in order to thrive. Photo taken by the author (Texas Redbud in Houston, TX) Your brain doesn’t need you to remember the good things that happen in your day. The smile from a stranger, an interesting cloud, a kiss from your dog, the sound of leaves rustling, the wafting smell of wood burning like incense. Your brain wants you to remember the bad stuff. The potential threats. The negativity. It’s just trying to prepare you for the...]]></description><link>https://www.kathrynkanzler.com/post/your-brain-doesn-t-care-if-you-re-happy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a431b5251416e35e7847fb6</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 01:40:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/60caf9_1ccf3dfaedaf43009c649e3bdbceb846~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>kathrynkanzler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carrying Heavy Loads]]></title><description><![CDATA[We didn’t ask for life’s difficulties to show up. Struggling against them makes it worse. Photo by Michal Balog on Unsplash Carrying a full box of books at arm’s length is painful, if not impossible. Yet the heaviest things are made lighter when you hold them close — not at a distance. The heaviness… is it loss? illness? depression? chronic pain?                                                       Is it loving someone with these loads? We want to avoid the heavy things. We don’t want to...]]></description><link>https://www.kathrynkanzler.com/post/carrying-heavy-loads</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a43111a51416e35e7846d22</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 01:25:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_59b6edc1d25142d8ac1261f5fb027f9a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>kathrynkanzler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Acceptance Means                                               You Stop Pretending]]></title><description><![CDATA[We all need help sometimes. Photo taken by the author (Death Valley National Park, CA) Sometimes acceptance means you take the damn meds. It is incredibly difficult to acknowledge you need help. Harder still, when you already feel as if you are getting help, but it’s not enough. Even more difficult is when you’ve bought into the belief that you shouldn’t need more help. But you do. You do need help. Doesn’t matter if you should or shouldn’t. Once you recognize that what you’re doing – even if...]]></description><link>https://www.kathrynkanzler.com/post/acceptance-means-you-stop-pretending</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6999c6b977eba70e059bd4c9</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:06:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/60caf9_1228e1a6a3bf4e449c5b4469547033d6~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>kathrynkanzler</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>